Lake County Veterans' Memorial office, 108 Fifth St., Leesburg, needs volunteers to help in the office and to answer telephones from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays. Volunteers should have basic computer skills. Training will be provided. Details: Jane Townsend, 352-326-5619 or 352-314-2100.

Lake Griffin State Park needs help with its day-to-day operation. Volunteers with experience in journalism, writing, carpentry, retail and teaching are desired. Details: Doug Watson, park manager, 352-360-6760. To pick up an application, stop by the park office at 3089 U.S. Highway 27-441, Fruitland Park.

Lake Louisa State Parkneeds help with daily operations, trail and beach maintenance and various work projects. Details: Chuck McIntire at 352-394-3969.

Florida Trail needs people to help maintain sections of the trail. Volunteers can choose their own section and work at their own pace, and they can work alone or in groups. No experience is required. Details: 352-429-3258.

Trout Lake Nature Center off State Road 19 in Eustis needs assistants to teach school groups, greet visitors and do landscape and maintenance. The center also offers tours of the wetlands and trails every week to schoolchildren. Training will be provided. Details: Lavon Silvernell at 352-357-7536 or e-mail silvernell@lcia.com.

Special Olympics Florida, 1105 Citrus Tower Blvd., Clermont, needs volunteers for five hours per week or every other week to staff the reception desk and assist with clerical duties in preparation for statewide athletic events. Good communication skills or basic computer knowledge would be helpful. Details: Chuck Webb, 352-243-9536, Ext. 527 or e-mail chuckwebb@sofl.org.

KristinaHouse, a nonprofit organization in Leesburg that serves children with developmental disabilities and offers respite care, personal-care assistance and adult training, needs help with clerical duties and maintenance of a community-resource center as well as a special-education teacher, a teacher's aide, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and caregivers. Details: Henry Fehrmann, 352-728-0400.

SunriseARC, an organization that serves individuals with disabilities, needs people to share their talents by conducting a group reading or teaching individuals how to dance or use a computer. SunriseArc's Adopt-A-Home projects also need volunteers to paint, landscape, refurbish the interior and more. Details: Alysa Sheckler at 352-787-3079, Ext. 12, or e-mail asheckler@sunrisearc.org.

Community Care Health Service Inc.needs assistants for disabled residents at its on-site adult day-care center between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Details: 352-394-2990.

The Leesburg Regional Medical Center needs volunteers to serve a few hours each week in patient care areas of the hospital, offices, the gift shop, the thrift shop and shuttle drivers. Training is provided. Details: 352-323-5060.

Lake-Sumter Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter 414 needs volunteers to counsel people who are starting a small business or whose small business is expanding. There is a special need for successful women entrepreneurs who can volunteer six hours a month counseling clients. Volunteers should have experience as a business manager or business owner and do not have to be retired. Details: Leo Blatz, 352-343-8056, or SCORE office, 352-589-2250, Ext. 149.

The Department of Children and Families needs volunteers in Lake and Sumter counties to assist 20 to 30 hours a week at service centers in Tavares and Wildwood. The agency is looking for a receptionist to help protective investigators, a clerical support worker and lobby greeters to help potential clients apply for services. Applicants should be people-oriented, skilled in telephone etiquette and have some computer skills. Details: Pauline Atkins, 352-742-6144.